Misplaced Modifiers

Multiple Choice

What does the red phrase modify (or describe) in the following sentence?

The shoes with the yellow stripes are expensive.

• expensive

• shoes

Multiple Choice

What word does the blue word modify (describe)?

The creepy old house belongs to my neighbor.

• old

• house

• neighbor

• belongs

Multiple Choice

What word does the blue word modify (describe)?

I cut the apple with a sharp knife.

• cut

• apple

• knife

• I

Multiple Choice

Determine if the example is correct or if it contains a misplaced modifier?

The intruder was led away by the police in handcuffs.

• Correct

• Misplaced Modifier

Multiple Choice

Determine if the example is correct or if it contains a misplaced modifier?

Jack found a silver woman's ring outside.

• Correct

• Misplaced Modifier

Multiple Choice

Determine if the example is correct or if it contains a misplaced modifier?

The green car on the bridge is mine.

• Correct

• Misplaced Modifier

Multiple Choice

Which sentence corrects the misplaced modifier?

The cracked girl's glasses were thrown away.

• The girl's cracked glasses were thrown away.

• The glasses of the cracked girl were thrown away.

Multiple Choice

"The salesman sold the picture to the short woman in the silver frame." A correct version is:

• The salesman sold the silver picture to the short framed woman.

• The salesman sold the framed picture to the short silver woman.

• The silver salesman sold the picture to the short framed woman.

• The salesman sold the picture in the silver frame to the short woman.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written MOST clearly and correctly?

• Gasping after the 5-mile run in the summer sun, the bottle of cold water quenched Donovan's thirst.

• Gasping after the 5-mile run in the summer sun, Donovan quenched his thirst with a bottle of cold water.

• Gasping after the 5-mile run in the summer sun, Donovan's thirst was quenched with a bottle of cold water.